Stand Up Comedy Specials Dominate April Schedule on Comedy Central
Daniel Tosh's comedy special will be among the four one-hour comedy specials airing in April on Comedy Central (Publicity photo).
LOS ANGELES - NEW YORK – Four all-new stand-up specials, four consecutive weekends: Comedy Central becomes “Stand-Up Central” (#StandUpCentral) this April with a slew of one-hour world premieres from comedic heavyweights Nikki Glaser (“Not Safe with Nikki Glaser”), Daniel Tosh (“Tosh.0”), Rachel Feinstein (“The Half Hour”) and Chris Hardwick (“@midnight with Chris Hardwick”).
The month-long celebration of all things stand-up kicks off April 9 with “Nikki Glaser: Perfect” and continues with “Daniel Tosh: People Pleaser” on April 17, “Amy Schumer Presents Rachel Feinstein: Only Whores Wear Purple” on April 23 and “Chris Hardwick: Funcomfortable” on April 30. Each special will debut with limited commercial interruption.
Nikki Glaser (@NikkiGlaser), host of the new Comedy Central series “Not Safe with Nikki Glaser,” brings her sharp wit to her first one-hour special, “Perfect.” Glaser contemplates what it means to become an adult woman, exploring issues like the problem with marriage, the right time and method to have a baby and learning how to be yourself in a relationship. Hear Nikki talk frankly about her relationships with porn and sexual shame, and find out why she “needs to get her tank cleaned.” “Nikki Glaser: Perfect” (#PerfectNikki) premieres Saturday, April 9 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Nothing is off limits for Daniel Tosh (@danieltosh) in his biting fourth special, “People Pleaser.” Politically incorrect and brutally honest, the host of Comedy Central’s “Tosh.0″ takes shots at his least favorite members of society – including himself. Filmed at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, “Daniel Tosh: People Pleaser” will be available on April 18 in the Comedy Central App and on cc.com.“Daniel Tosh: People Pleaser” (#PeoplePleaser) premieres Sunday, April 17 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
In her first one-hour stand-up special, “Amy Schumer Presents Rachel Feinstein: Only Whores Wear Purple,” Rachel Feinstein (@RachelFeinstein) tackles a variety of topics with her blunt humor, including her love of Christian sleepovers and the reason why dick pics are unnecessary. Filmed in front of a packed New York City audience at Gerald W. Lynch Theater, Feinstein embodies memorable characters like her terrifyingly mature middle school crush, her overbearing mother, her judgmental grandmother and porn star, Jenna Jameson. “Amy Schumer Presents Rachel Feinstein: Only Whores Wear Purple” will be available on April 24 in the Comedy Central App and on cc.com. “Amy Schumer Presents Rachel Feinstein: Only Whores Wear Purple” (#OnlyWhores) premieres Saturday, April 23 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Chris Hardwick (@hardwick) is back for the premiere of his newest one-hour special, “Chris Hardwick: Funcomfortable.” The “@midnight” host makes things very funcomfortable for the packed house at The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco as he explores awkward and sometimes super creepy memories from both childhood and today. With “the energy of SpongeBob dipped in cocaine water,” Hardwick delves into dealing with anxieties, finds the humor in joining the “Dead Dad Club,” and shares deeply personal anecdotes that most people would be too embarrassed to say out loud. “Chris Hardwick: Funcomfortable” will be available on May 1 in the Comedy Central App and on cc.com.“Chris Hardwick: Funcomfortable” (#Funcomfortable) premieres Saturday, April 30 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
